GOS is a charity. Donations are welcome and it is only £12 to join (for which you get the annual bird report, email updates concerning events and an invitation to attend all of our walks / field trips free of charge). Walks are £5 for non-members. We welcome members and non-members alike to the free online talks. For in-person talks there is a nominal fee of £1 on the door to help cover room hire.
We encourage all to join the society and contribute to the bird recording and conservation initiatives GOS promotes.
Events
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Conservation of Birds that cross Continents and Cultures
OnlineProfessor Juliet Vickery, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the British Trust for Ornithology and former Head of International Conservation Science at RSPB will address us in an online talk. The challenges facing migratory birds are considerable. Changing climatic conditions and … Read More
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Rhossili Field Trip
A gentle walk down the Vile to Kitchen Corner, then around to Mewslade (albeit the direction / order may depend on wind direction and speed and where the migrants are likely to be). Rhossili is a good area for flocks … Read More
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Darwin Tree of Life project: Bird Genome Sequencing
OnlineDr Ava Jenkins will address us. Ava is a Wildlife Veterinarian and Research Associate at the Institute of Zoology, and is working with the Darwin Tree of Life project. The project aims to sequence the genomes of 30,000 species in … Read More
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Swifts in our Recording Area
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyIn the last five years we have found out a lot more about swifts in our recording area. This has been through the work of two groups, Swansea Swifts and Neath Port Talbot Swifts, who have set out to understand … Read More
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Port Eynon Field Trip
Please meet at the Salthouse at 08:30. Location: Grid Reference SS 46914 84649 What3Words: headrest.imprinted.incurring This is a short walk out towards the point via a roughly surfaced track, then a tarmac track (permissive path) along the seaward side of … Read More
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Magical Merlins
OnlineRaptor expert Keith Offord will talk to us about merlin, a species he has monitored in the Berwyn Special Protection Area, northern Powys, for many years. Merlin are a non-breeding visitor to Gower, being seen between autumn and early spring … Read More
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GOS AGM and the Gower RAS on Jackdaw
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyOur Annual General Meeting. We will reflect on the year and report back to members on activities, membership, financials and bird recording and will elect / re-elect committee members for the next 12 months. After the AGM there will be … Read More
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Whiteford Field Trip
Cwm Ivy car parkMeet at Cwm Ivy car park just before 09:00 so that we can head off promptly. The car park now operates car registration recognition and there is a fee of c. £5. The ground is likely to be muddy and … Read More
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Results of the BTO Heathland Bird Survey (2025)
OnlineDr. Richard Francksen, Research Ecologist at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), will provide an overview of the BTO's 2025 Heathland Birds Survey. The survey builds on previous national assessments to provide an updated picture of breeding nightjar, Dartford warbler, … Read More
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Dryslwyn and Dynefwr Field Trip
A venture over the border into Carmarthenshire with our leader Ed Hunter. The aim will be to search the area around the River Tywi for flocks of mute and whooper swans and geese (greylag, white-fronted and bean geese have all … Read More
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GOS Annual Quiz
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyHeather Coats, last year's winner, will be your host for the annual Margaret Price Memorial quiz. The cost will be £1 on the door.
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Cudyll Cymru / Raptor Signs and Feather Identification
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyCharlotte Griffiths, the BTO's Welsh Raptor Monitoring Coordinator, will provide a two part talk. This first part will concern Cudyll Cymru, BTO’s Welsh Raptor Monitoring Project. Charlotte's role for the last few years has been to develop and co-ordinate raptor … Read More